Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1967
If I Could Build My Whole World Around You was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 8 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
328M08 U4KM-9495-1 ARP ⋉ FD0SO-328M08Runout side A, variant 1
329M01 UK4M--3703-1 ARP FD-SO-329M01Runout side B, variant 1
328M08 U4KM-9495-1-B ARP ⋉ FD-SO-328M08Runout side A, variant 2
329M01 UK4M -3703-1 B ARP ⋉ FD-SO-329M01Runout side B, variant 2
FD-SO-328M08 [MR logo] △69008 U4KM-9495-1 BA-side runout, variant 1
FD-SO-329M01 [MR logo] M△69009 UK4M-3703-1B-side runout, variant 1
FD-SO-328M08 [MR logo] △69008 U4KM-9495-1 B 0A-side runout, variant 2
FD-SO-329M01 [MR logo] △69009 UK4M-3703-1 0B-side runout, variant 2
FD-SO-328M08A-side label
FD-SO-329M01B-side label
FD-SO-329M01 329M01 U4KM-3703-1 ARP ⋉A/B-side runout
FD-SO-329M01A/B-side label
FD-SO-328M08 328M08 U4KM-9495-1 B ARP ⋉A and B side runouts identical
FD-SO-328M08A and B side labels identical
FD-SO-328M08 U4KM-9495-1 A nashville matrix 10 -n-Runout A - Etched / Machine Stamped
FD-SO-329M08 UK4M-9495-1 A nashville matrix 10 -n-Runout B - Etched / Machine Stamped
FD-SO-328M08A-side label
FD-SO-329M08B-side label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54161First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.668First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 635First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Philippines | Motown MTN-1072First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 635First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54161First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.705First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | India | Tamla Motown TMG 635First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54161First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54161First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54161First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54161First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54161First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54161First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 635First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of If I Could Build My Whole World Around You are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, India and more. One of them is Tamla T 54161, released November 14, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54161, T-54161, TMG 635, GO 25.705) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 328M08 U4KM-9495-1 ARP ⋉ FD0SO-328M08 and 329M01 UK4M--3703-1 ARP FD-SO-329M01. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
